Refuges and Bivouacs of Bernina group

Overview

In this page will be listed the refuges and bivouacs placed in the Bernina group.
Due to their different location, they will be grouped separately: Swiss side and Italian side.
Hotels, hostels and private hut placed on ski pists won't be listed because without mountaineering interests. Exept for the refuge "Diavolezza"
 

Bernina group map:Refuges in red,Bivouacs in blue

Swiss side From west to east

refuge Coaz

Refuge Chamanna J.Coaz

Area: Val Roseg
Altitude: 2.610m
Route: From Pontresina 1.774
Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: EOpening period: Mid march to mid may - end june to end september
Owner: CAS Sektion Rätia Chur
Keeper: Chr. Clavadetscher - CH - 7503 Samedan. Tel. 0041-81-8525665
Refuge telephone: +41-818426278
Places: 80
Winter room: 20
Climbs: Piz Glüschaint, Il Chapütschin, Piz Roseg
Excursions:
-Refuge Tschierva 2.583m (E 2 hours)
-Refuge Marinelli-Bombardieri 2.813m (F 5 hours)


 

refuge Tschierva

Refuge Chamanna da Tschierva

Area: Val Roseg
Altitude: 2.583m
Route: From Pontresina 1.774
Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: EOpening period: Mid march to mid may - end june to end september
Owner: SAC Sektion Bernina CH - 7512 Champfèr
Keeper: Arnold Amstutz CH - 7504 Pontresina. Tel. 0041-81-84.27.188
Refuge telephone: +41-818426391
Places: 100
Winter room: 30
Climbs: Piz Roseg, Piz Morteratsch, Piz Bernina, Piz Scerscen
Excursions:
-Refuge Boval 2.495m across "Fuorcla da Boval" 3.347m (PD 3 hours)
-Refuge Coaz 2.610m (E 3 hours)



 

refuge Boval

Refuge Chamanna Boval

Area: Val Morteratsch
Altitude: 2.495m
Route: From Morteratsch rail station 1.896m
Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: EOpening period: Mid march to mid may - mid june to end of september
Owner: SAC Sektion Bernina CH - 7512 Champfèr
Keeper: Roberto Costa, Via Mulin 66, 7502 Bever
Refuge telephone: +41-818426403
Places: 100
Winter room: 12
Climbs: Piz Bernina, Piz Zupò, Piz d'Argent, Bellavista, Piz Palù
Excursions:
-Refuge Diavolezza 2.973m (F 2.30 hours)
-Refuge Marco e Rosa 3.597m (PD 5 hours)
-Refuge Tschierva 2.583m across "Fuorcla da Boval" 3.347m (F 3 hours)



 

refuge Diavolezza

Refuge Diavolezza

Area: Val Morteratsch
Altitude: 2.973m
Route: From Diavolezza rail station by cablecar (or path)
Time: 2 hours by path
Difficulty: EOpening period: All year long
Owner: Private
Keeper: Company menagment of the cablecar
Refuge telephone: +41-818426205
Places: 92
Winter room: None
Climbs: Piz Palù
Excursions:
-Refuge Marco 3.597m (PD 4/5 hours)
-Refuge Boval 2.495m (F 1.30 hours)

Italian side From west to east

refuge Longoni

Refuge A. E. Longoni

Area: Valmalenco
Altitude: 2.450m
Route: From "Prati della Costa"
Time: 2.30 hours
Difficulty: EOpening period: Weekend of march and april - Mid june to end september
Owner: C.A.I. Sez. Seregno Gall.Mazzini 10 - 20038 Seregno (Mi)
Keeper: Elia Negrini - Via Bernina 30 - 23020 Caspoggio (So) Tel. 0342-556402
Refuge telephone: +39-0342421120
Places: 37
Winter room: ?
Climbs: Sasso d'Entova
Excursions:
-Refuge Lago Palù 1.947m (EE 2,30 hours)
-Bivouac Colombo 3.170m across "Passo Tremogge" (F 3 hours)



 

refuge Carate Brianza

Refuge Carate Brianza

Area: Valmalenco "Bocchetta delle Forbici"
Altitude: 2.636m
Route: From Compomoro dam 1.990m
Time: 2.30 hours
Difficulty: EOpening period: 1st july to 30th september
Owner: C.A.I. Sez. Carate Brianza c/o Torre Civica Via Cusani 20048 Carate Brianza (Mi) Tel. 0362-992364
Keeper: Angelo Pedrolini e Francesca Vanotti tel. 3383878416
Refuge telephone: +39-0342452560
Website: www.rifugiocarate.it
Places: 23
Winter room: ?
Climbs: Cima di Musella
Excursions:
-Refuge Marinelli-Bombardieri 2.813m (E 1,30 hours)
-Refuge Bignami 2.385m across "Forcella di Fellaria" (EE 2 hours)



 

refuge Marinelli-Bombardieri

Refuge Marinelli-Bombardieri

Area: Valmalenco "Valle di Scerscen"
Altitude: 2.813m
Route: From Compomoro dam 1.990m
Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: EOpening period: Spring and mid june to mid september
Owner: C.A.I. Sezione Valtellinese Sondrio
Via Trieste 27 - Sondrio. Tel. 0342-214300
Keeper: Giuseppe Della Rodolfa Caspoggio Tel. 0342-452833
Refuge telephone: +39-0342511577
Website: www.rifugiomarinellibombardieri.it
Places: 210
Winter room: 14
Climbs: Piz Bernina, Punta Marinelli, Piz Scerscen, Piz d'Argent, Piz Zupò, Piz Palù, Bellavista
Excursions:
-Refuge Coaz 2.610m (F 5 hours)
-Bivouac Parravicini 3.183m (F 2 hours)
-Refuge Marco Rosa Marco 3.597m (PD 2 hours)
-Bivouac Pansera 3.546m (F 2 hours)




 

refuge Marco e Rosa

Refuge Marco e Rosa

Area: Valmalenco "Fuorcla di Crest'Aguzza"
Altitude: 3.597m
Route: From refuge Marinelli
Time: 3/4 hours
Difficulty: PDOpening period: July and september
Owner: C.A.I. Sezione Valtellinese Sondrio Tel. 0342-214300
Via Trieste 27 - Sondrio. Tel. 0342-214300
Keeper: Giancarlo Lenatti - Via Sigismund, 7- 23023 Chiesa Valmalenco tel. 0342 454053 e-mail: biancoextrem@libero.it
Refuge telephone: +39-0342515370
Places: 48
Winter room: 12
Climbs: Piz Bernina, Piz Zupò, Piz d'Argent
Excursions:
-Refuge Boval 2.495m (F 5 hours)
-Refuge Diavolezza 2.973m (F 4 hours)



 

refuge Bignami

Refuge Roberto Bignami

Area: Valmalenco "Alpe di Fellaria"
Altitude: 2.385m
Route: From Campomoro dam
Time: 1.30 hours
Difficulty: EOpening period: End of june to mid september
Owner: C.A.I. Sezione di Milano. Tel. 02-86463516
Via Trieste 27 - Sondrio. Tel. 0342-214300
Keeper: Alessandro Forno e Raffaella Tagni Via Ronchi 137d
Refuge telephone: +39-0342451178
Places: 60
Winter room: 5
Climbs: Piz Palù, Bellavista
Excursions:
-Refuge Marinelli-Bombardieri across "Bocchetta di Caspoggio" 2.983m (F 3 hours)
-Refuge Carate 2.636m across "Forcella di Fellaria" 2.812m (EE 2,30 hours)
-Bivouac Anghileri-Rusconi 2.654m (E 2,30 hours)
-Bivouac Pansera 3.546m (F 3,30 hours)



 

refuge Zoia

Refuge F.lli Zoia

Area: Valmalenco "Campomoro dam"
Altitude: 2.021m
Route: From Campomoro dam
Time: 20 min
Difficulty: TOpening period: Mid march to mid may/mid june to end september
Owner: Private
Keeper: Bergomi Fabio Via Vassalini, 50 23023 Chiesa Valmalenco(So). Tel. +39-0342452450
Refuge telephone: +39-0342451178
Places: 25
Winter room: None
Climbs: Pizzo Scalino
Excursions:
-Refuges Mitta e Musella all'Alpe Musella 2.021m (E 1.30 hours)
-Refuge Carate and Marinelli-Bombardieri (E 2 and 4 hours)
-Refuge Bignami 2.385m (E 1,30 hours)
-Refuge Cristina 2.100m (E 1,15 hours)



 

Refuge Cristina

Refuge Cristina

Area: Alpe Prebello
Altitude: 2.287m
Route: From Campomoro dam
Time: 1.30 hours
Difficulty: TOpening period: End june to end september
Owner: Private
Keeper: Franca Bricalli - Via Pizzo Scalino 33 - Caspoggio (So). Tel. +39-0342452436
Refuge telephone: +39-0342452398
Places: 25
Winter room: None
Climbs: Pizzo Scalino
Excursions:
-Refuge Bignami 2.385m across "Passi di Campagneda e Canciano" (E 6 hours)
-Bivouac De Dosso 2.119m across "Passo degli Ometti" (EE 3.15 hours)
-Bivouac Cederna-Maffina 2.583m across "Passo degli Ometti e Passo Forame" (EE 3.45 hours)

Bivouacs All in italian side

bivouac Colombo

Bivouac Colombo Aurora Bijelich

Area: "Fuorcla Fex-Scerscen" Italy-Switzerland boundary
Altitude: 3.170m
Route: From refuge Longoni 2.450m
Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: FOpening period: All year long
Owner: C.A.I. Sezione Valtellinese Sondrio. Tel. 0342-214300
Places: 4
Climbs: Piz Glüschaint
Excursions:
-Refuge Marinelli-Bombardieri .813m (F 4 hours)
-Refuge Coaz 2.610m across "Fuorcla da Glüschaint" (F 3 hours)





 

bivouac Parravicini

Bivouac Agostino Parravicini

Area: Valmalenco "Fuorcla da la Sella"
Altitude: 3.183m
Route: From refuge Marinelli 2.813m
Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: FOpening period: All year long
Owner: C.A.I. Sezione Valtellinese Sondrio. Tel. 0342-214300
Places: 9
Climbs: Piz Roseg
Excursions:
-Refuge Coaz 2.610m across "Fuorcla da la Sella" 3.265m (F 3 hours)







 

bivouac Pansera

Bivouac Amedeo Pansera

Area: Valmalenco "Passo di Sasso Rosso"
Altitude: 3.546m
Route: From refuge Marinelli 2.813m
Time: 2.30 hours
Difficulty: FOpening period: All year long
Owner: C.A.I. Sezione Valtellinese Sondrio. Tel. 0342-214300
Places: 4
Climbs: Piz Palù, Bellavista
Excursions:
-Refuge Boval 2.495m (PD 5/7 ore)
-Refuge Diavolezza 2.973m (F 4 hours)
-Refuge Bignami 2.385m (F 3.30 hours)
-Refuge Marco e Rosa 3.597m (F 2.30 hours)



 

bivouac Anghileri-Rusconi

Bivouac Anghileri-Rusconi

Area: "Passo Confinale" Italy-Switzerland boundary
Altitude: 2.654m
Route: From Campomoro dam 1.996m
Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: FOpening period: All year long
Owner: OSAV Valmadrera
Places: 9
Climbs: None
Excursions:
-Refuge Bignami 2.385m (E 2 hours)